Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] why [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps I ought to explain why I 've got Peter here . |
| 2 | And first I must say why I need to make this digression . |
| 3 | Now I should explain why I believe that Cornwall is a special case and why so many local people argued in these terms . |
| 4 | ‘ First of all , I should explain why you heard no more from me after you came to see Iritnefert 's body . |
| 5 | And I 'll tell you what the problem is about the Trusts , and I 'll explain why they are opting out of the National Health Service . |
| 6 | I do n't believe it for one minute , personally , but this is the , this is the theory , and I 'll explain why I do n't believe it , later . |
| 7 | Er I 'll explain why it happened an and then perhaps you 'll hopefully find that you can forgive me , and er then I 'll go on and say one or two of the things that I was gon na say this morning but er did n't . |
| 8 | Another thing is , I 'll tell why we do n't want er , they always having valuations , they are , they come and value it , and then they give us money . |
| 9 | I could guess why he might have had trouble with the sort of people Barbara described : she said she had watched what happened but the men had not spotted her . |
| 10 | If I could understand why they accept such cruelty , I could understand why there is so much violence here . |
| 11 | ‘ Yeah , but you can imagine the problems that Gus would have at that time , and I could see why he would react like that . |
| 12 | I could see why he was angry : the windscreen of the Shogun was well-smeared with yellow paint and he 'd obviously reacted by turning on the windscreen-wipers , the worst thing he could have done . |
| 13 | Well yes he might , yes , I could see why he would know , yeah . |
| 14 | You know , " he hissed , " I used to wonder why my father left you to go out and fight against the British , I used to wonder why he sacrificed everything … but the more I learn about you , the more I realize why ! " |
| 15 | I used to wonder why she married Dad , but I know really . |
| 16 | I shall show why I do not think — it is not what my officials think , but what I think — that I would be right to use the discretion which he correctly said lies with me . |
| 17 | I 'd like to propose the Labour motion because I think that this actually , these issues are very important and in a moment I shall say why I think they are . |
| 18 | I shall understand why she refuses me , if she does . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I can tell why you 're in here . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I can guess why you 're here , ’ she began , ‘ I just had n't expected you so early . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I can understand why we were accused of being vague and naïve , ’ says Miss Kier . |
| 22 | Did n't happen any town that I knew of except London and I can understand why they did it in London — very expensive place for a young detective to make a shape — cost too much money keeping in front of your job there . |
| 23 | I mean , fair enough , I can understand why they might not want to see Mr and Mrs Mowatt . |
| 24 | Oh I suppose he 's invested it wrongly or whatever I do n't know I I can understand why they did n't come to his rescue , you know , I mean , they 've got their livelihood to think about and he was a bachelor where as they 've got children , or and he 's brothers and they 're |
| 25 | He listens , he listens to it afterwards and he goes no I ca n't understand , well now I can , now I can understand why they take the piss out of me for my voice . |
| 26 | I mean I can understand why they do and I like the stuff myself , but I do n't share the belief that I get from all sides that impressionism is what art should be like normally . |
| 27 | As for Aunt Pamela , she never liked me and in a way I can understand why she resented my existence . |
| 28 | But I , I can understand why she 'd want to marry , why she 'd want to do that , cos she has n't ha well had an awful lot of brilliant times in her life since she left Nigeria . |
| 29 | I can understand why she works in a hotel but I mean why not in Cardiff or something like that ? |
| 30 | ‘ So much for a career as a burglar , though I can understand why it might appeal . ’ |